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ER: 655321

A real man's number and it is official:

666.

But let me slip off the topic just a little and ask what proportion of a civilised society that hasn't failed, belongs in prison.

Is it 1/3 of the male population perhaps? Should a society that works have, say, 10% of its population criminally certified or certifyable?

What is a reasonable proportion of any country's population that you can say belongs in prison or may have been in prison, if they are not in prison already; before you begin to think: "Hey; there is something worng with this."?

Is it 1 in 10, 1 in 100 or what? Seriously, what is reasonable?

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